Is it possible to feel Near Death Experience? Part.II

UNREAL JOURNEY:

For the skeptics, people who report a near death experience are certainly sincere, but they have not returned from death. Sceptics see the NDEs as simply a mirror of reality, with nothing to do with the afterlife. The question that remains, though, concerns the substance of these cases.

Suppose for a moment, that the victims had really left their bodies. This would mean that an independent part of their being could detach itself from the physical body. The survivors are convinced that this is what takes place. But there are no rational grounds for believing this to be true.

For many psychologists and physiologists, a near death experience can be compared to conditions of trance and their accompanying hallucinations. Under the impact of an overwhelming physical and mental shock, the brain releases large amounts of chemicals known as endorphins- natural painkillers which bring about feeling of happiness and wellbeing. The effects of the endorphins are similar to those triggered by certain synthetic drugs, and include the feeling of peace described by some survivors of NDEs. After such a journey into the beyond, some people not only lose their fear of death, but they even regret having returned- not least because it is at this point that the pain begins. But at least they are still alive.

Is it possible to feel Near Death Experience? Part.I

Is it really possible to cross the threshold of death and yet return to life? Time and again, the survivors of severe accidents have described exactly this scenario. However, doctors and other are skeptical about reports of near death experiences. Could these be the body’s way of protecting itself from life threatening trauma?

Occasionally, people describe experiences that challenge our notions of what is possible. Consider the following: a man is driving along the highway when he suddenly loses control of the vehicle. There is a powerful impact as he ploughs into a tree or other obstacle. The driver is trapped in the twisted wreckage of his car, unable to move. Gravely injured, his life is ebbing away. Suddenly, he feels a force pulling him upwards. While anxious rescuers struggle to free him, he feels himself rising up into the air, leaving behind the battered shell of his body. His role changes: he is no longer involved, he becomes a spectator. Then everything grows dark, and a tunnel opens up to swallow him. There is a passage, at the end of which he can see an unreal right. He hears sounds and voices that comfort him and make him feel at rest. Then he re enters the tunnel, returning to the scene of the accident and the sound of human voices- the rescuers. And he begins to feel pain.

Such a description is typical of a Near Death Experience (NDE), a phenomenon that defies explanation. A surprising number of people have undergone such experiences, and have described the journey in detail.

The question of whether there is life after death has always interested people, but it has recently undergone a revival, In part, this stems from the development of modern medical resuscitation technologies, which enable emergency personnel to save many more lives than was possible in the past.

People who have narrowly escaped death after an accident have described journeys that have taken them into the beyond. After the publication of Dr. Raymond Moody’s best selling book "Life after life" in 1988, such reports became widely known, and NDE’s have been the subject of intense debate for about 20 years. Some people dismiss the stories as nothing more than tales of the spirit realm. Others suppose that the survivors are influenced by the tabloid press, and that they tell journalists what they think readers would like to read. Would survivors of NDEs describe such experiences if they had not already heard similar reports in the media? There is a third group, those familiar with the scientific background, who interpret NDEs as simple hallucinations; for them, the main question is what triggers these experiences.

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